Hello All

On my LSAT Official Test in September, I got a 152 (my PTs were averaging 155).

I am retaking it in December, and I just purchased the starter package here.

I wanted a 170, not so sure on that anymore but a 165 is my minimum.

Best tips for jumping 13 points?

I'd be upgrading to get access to 9 prep tests (73-81). Is there that much of a difference in the difficulty of the tests that I should invest in upgrading?

Thanks in advance for your input!

I recently enrolled in ultimate plus and have watched a couple of webinar videos. Almost every video talked about the amazing and supportive community that 7Sage has. I understand that there are study group/BR groups. Can someone tell me how these groups work and further elaborate what is the best way to incorporate the community to maximize my lsat scores? Thanks in advance.

For those of you who have filmed your tests, would you mind sharing your best practices for setups? (Do you use a tripod?) And have you been able to transfer videos off of your phone? I've been experiencing difficulties transferring large video files from my Android phone.

Hi everyone!

I am wondering how long it took you all to start going -0 to -1 on LG. How many LG sections did you complete by the time you started hitting that -0/-1 consistently?

Thanks! :)

For some reason when I try to play a video in Quick View, the video will play but without sound. This is happening in both Firefox and Chrome. Videos that are embedded in pages, such as in lessons, don't seem to be having this problem. It's only the pop-up Quick View ones that are having this problem. Please advise.

Since I have to start writing my own LOR for an old boss I went to the internet to look for some samples and found this site that I thought was pretty helpful. Wanted to share it in case others are in the same predicament as moi:

http://www.eduers.com/Graduate/Useful_Phrases_Recommendations.html

Hello

I haven't done a logic game in over a month and a half as I have been focused primarily on LR and RC while being exceptionally busy at work and life in general. I just wanted to say that if you have not Foolproofed or haven't considered doing so, I highly recommend it. I went -1 on PT 40s LG even with the exceptionally weird/different/spatial-ish third game in about 31 minutes. While PT 40 LG may be on the easier side, from my own experience the retention and skill you gain is incredible if you have managed to Foolproof the LG from PT 1-35. Good luck to everyone!

Hey everyone, I was listening to Sage Nicole's webinar on her 18 point increase, and she mentioned that she was solely doing the CC for several months (about 6-8 months, I think) before PTing. She found this approach extremely effectual. While I don't think I quite have as much time to dedicate to redoing the CC for that many months, I am considering re-doing the entire thing at least once before PTing. I'm curious if anyone else has done this? If so, would you recommend taking such an approach? Did you find it effective?

Would also like to hear everyone else's thoughts on this.

PS: Please note, I'm referring to redoing the CC on top of/before Sage Josh's recommended Post-CC strategies. I don't intend to cut out the latter strategy from my prep.

I was watching this video: and the professor brings up the experimental section around 10 minutes into the video, and how some can discern the experimental section via the exponential difficulty increase as compared to the non experimental section. Only want to know so I don't start freaking out during the test if there is a dramatic increase in one of the sections.

Hey Everyone,

I was just going through my BR process for PT73 and was wondering how you all review RC. My process is that I go back to any passages where I have circled questions and then read those again. However, this time I really mark up the passage and try to annotate a lot of it. After that, I go and try the question that I circled for that passage.

Does anyone have any suggestions that could help me really glean more knowledge from my review process?

Thanks!

Title pretty much says everything, but which questions do you guys think were the curve breakers for the logical reasoning sections?

Just trying to see if I missed any "low hanging fruit" questions that I really should have gotten right.

Thanks.

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts."

Since the September test and score release I have been really struggling to pull myself out of a slump. Thanks to this community and the encouragement that I've gotten I can say I am feeling better and back at my studying. Thank you for being awesome people.

The biggest take away from my experience is that you can never stop preparing. There will be no moment when you become an LSAT god and score 180 on every test with 10min to spare each section. Perfection is not the goal, accuracy is. Everybody, even masters like J.Y., still make mistakes on this test. The only tool we have in our bag is how prepared we are to take it.

Which leads me to truly believe that every single one of us is capable of achieving our dream score on the LSAT. Because this test is all about how prepared, experienced, and confident you are in yourself; we are all able to do what we set our minds to. It might take different amounts of time from one person to the next, but it's 100% doable.

So if you are ever frustrated by a section, question, passage or game, remind yourself that it is a learning opportunity. Tell yourself that since you've seen it before you will never let yourself fall for that trap again. Eventually the LSAT will start having less and less tricks up its sleeve to throw you off. Your confidence will continue to grow, and you'll have more experience under your belt.

Here's to all my re-takers, first timers, past/future successes.

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Hey just wondering if anyone else is having trouble loading the applications on LSAC for Yale and Harvard? I've tried multiple times on different days and it won't let me load the application. I thought it might be because of volume of people applying.

Any thoughts? Anyone else successfully uploaded or submitted?

My strong sections are LR and RC, and weak is LG. Right now I am finished the CC - aside from LG. What should I do,focus on LG for a few weeks, to the exclusion of other sections, or do LG and start doing timed practice sections...and then when I am done with the LG in CC, do complete PT's? I do not think it is a good idea to focus too much on LG because A: It only makes up a quarter of the exam, and B. I can focus on and reinforce my strong sections. Thoughts? Advice? I test in December.

This awesome community has kept me going from the 150s to my eventual score of 177 on the September 2017 LSAT. I am honored to have this opportunity to give back and answer your questions!

My LSAT journey has been full of roadblocks, plateaus, test anxiety, and breakthroughs. As @"Cant Get Right" said, this did not come easy to us. However, that is what gives me the confidence to tell you that if we can do this so can you. It may take a lot of time, sweat, and tears, but you can do it. I will do my best to provide advice to make your journey less bumpy. I look forward to answering your questions on Wednesday!

AMA with Sage Daniel S.

Wednesday, October 25, 7pm EDT

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i am in the middle of my CC about the different indicators that are broken down into groups 1-4, however this is my first time studying for the LSAT and i am not sure when i should look for these indicators in the LR. so how do i know when i need to look for these indicator? what would the question look like so i know when to apply the methods i have been learning......

for example: i know that i need to rephrase the conclusion when i am answering a question that is asking for the main conclusion.

so what key words should i look for in the question to know that i need to apply my methods from group 1-4 ( i know the groups are just indicator words)

Does RC make you look like this?

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Hey everyone! For the next few months, I will be offering free weekly RC workshops. While RC is infamous for being the hardest section to improve, major gains have been demonstrated time and time again by countless 7Sagers. I am here to provide solid strategies and methods to tackle the different passage topics, question types, and the various grammatical and structural tricks that the LSAT writers love to create for us.

My goal is to help you build confidence and control over RC. The section might seem unstable and random, but it is possible to feel almost as good about RC as the best test takers do about LG. I will help you on that journey. I look forward to seeing you on Thursday!

This week: Analyzing the two kinds of science passages + some analogy questions

Future sessions will include:

Focus on analogy questions (My favorite! Not really)

Dealing with hard MP questions and eliminating wrong answers

Mastering comparative passages featuring J.Y.’s approach

Author opinion and noticing tone (utter rage = “reasoned disagreement” in academia)

Notation and skipping strategies

Hunting for elusive inferences (Hint: it’s in the last place you look)

As with the LR workshops, I will only use older tests (PT 1-35) in order to preserve the newer tests as PTs. This time I actually mean it!

RC Workshop with Sage Daniel S.

Thursday, November 9, 7:30pm EDT

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I am not satisfied with the score I received in September and I have been seeking accommodations for my next exam. While getting all my paperwork together, I realized I missed the deadline for the December exam. Should I give myself more time to study and just reschedule for the Feb exam or attempt both in case? My only concern is not knowing what schools I should apply to if I do not have an accurate score.

Hey, guys! I haven't registered for CAS yet. Isn't this where you get your GPA? My undergrad GPA was 3.18 and my GPA from my paralegal certificate is 3.7. Is that considered grad school? Anybody have any insight and can possibly give me a rough estimate of what my GPA would be?

So definitely a long grind for me- small incremental increases. I just started BRing in the low 170s. My timed sections are still in the 160s however. Still focusing on accuracy especially in the LR sections and I usually don't finish them.

Hi all,

Right now we are going through a heatwave and its 105F in Southern California. I have been thinking if its a good idea to take preptests in less than optimal temperatures like not using the AC during hot weather like this? I know testing centers tend to blast the AC but I want to prepared foe anything.

What is the date of the feb exam ?

I took the September 2017 LSAT and didn’t do as well as I wanted. I just did a blind review and did slightly better, but I tracked my incorrect answers and discovered that the ones I miss are where I have the choices narrowed down to 2: the right answer and a wrong one. But I consistently pick the wrong one. Is there a way to fix this?